Name/Title
Shrapnel from Guided BombEntry/Object ID
2024.005.003Description
Shrapnel from a Joint Direct Attack Munition GBU- 31 bomb. Names of Oklahoma Air Guardsmen (146th Air Support Operations Squadron) who helped call in the strike are written on the shrapnel piece: Viel and BrumfieldContext
The Joint Direct Attack Munition is a guidance tail kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse weather "smart" munitions. With the addition of a new tail section that contains an inertial navigational system and a global positioning system guidance control unit, JDAM improves the accuracy of unguided, general purpose bombs in any weather condition.Made/Created
Date made
Dec 2011Time Period
21st Century, Global War on TerrorLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
ShrapnelNomenclature Sub-Class
AmmunitionNomenclature Class
ArmamentsNomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyDimensions
Width
10-1/8 inDepth
1-3/16 inLength
17-3/16 in